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G. Kadirvel ¹, Bandita B. Banerjee ¹, Surajit Meitei ¹, S. Doley ¹, Arnab Sen ¹, M. Muthukumar ²

Affiliations
1 Division of Animal Production, ICAR - Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam, Meghalaya, IN
2 National Research Centre on Meat, Hyderabad - 500 092, Telangana, IN

Abstract

The North Eastern (NE) India is renowned for its preference for animal-based food. This region is known for its traditional meat products. However, the popularity of these products remains confined to the specific community/location. The knowledge on the traditional preparation methods is generally passed across generations through practice and word of mouth. The traditional style of preparation and the specific ingredients added to each product makes them unique. In this review, an attempt has been made to identify the initiatives, opportunities, and market potential for commercialization of the traditional meat products. These unique features and properties of the traditional meat products have been highlighted. The commercialization of these products will enhance entrepreneurship development and ensure quality ethnic products to the consumer in the NE hill region of India.

Keywords

Commercialization, North East India, Meat, Products, Property, Traditional.

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Priyanka Mukherjee ¹, Amarjit Karam ¹, Uttam Singh ¹, Amit Kumar Chakraborty ¹, Surmani Huidrom ¹, Arnab Sen ¹, Indu Sharma ²

Affiliations
1 Division of Animal Health, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Research Complex for North Eastern Hill Region, Umiam-793103, Meghalaya, IN
2 Department of Microbiology, Assam University, Silchar-788011, Assam, IN

Abstract

Aim: A pilot study was carried out to find out the seroprevalence of Porcine circovirus 2 (PCV2), classical swine fever virus (CSFV), and Porcine respiratory and reproductive syndrome virus (PRRS) in pig population of Meghalaya.
Materials and Methods: Serum samples were collected from piglets of 40–45 days age group, growers, and sows reared under organized and unorganized management in 11 districts of Meghalaya situated in the Khasi, Jaintia, and Garo hills divisions in the time period of 2014-2016 from apparently healthy and suspected pigs. Seroprevalence of PCV2, CSFV, and PRRS specific antibodies was detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).
Results: A total of 1899 serum samples were collected and screened using antibody ELISA kits specific for PCV2, CSFV, and PRRS. The highest antibody prevalence during the selected time periods was detected for PCV2 (80.8% in 2014, 79.1% in 2015, and 96.2% in 2016) followed by CSFV (76.4% in 2014, 66.09% in 2015, and 25.5% in 2016) and PRRS (2.8% in 2014, 2.7% in 2015, and 3.62% in 2016). The result indicates high seroprevalence for PCV2, which can be considered as an inducement factor due to the immunosuppressive nature of the virus, for animals being susceptible to other pathogens in farms where airborne transmission of PCV2 and postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome among animals reared in close pens can be a major possibility.
Conclusion: The data from this study indicates ubiquitous prevalence of PCV2 antibodies in the farm animals along with the endemic presence of swine fever and emergence of PRRS in an organized farm. There are few reports regarding PCV2 infections/outbreaks in pigs associated with reproductive failure from northern and southern part of India, but till date, there are no reports regarding concomitant infection of CSFV and PCV2 from India. Considerable high seropositivity of PCV2 indicates the need for high impact hygiene practice in farms, routine seromonitoring and implementation the vaccination program. To the author’s best knowledge, this is the first documented report on the seroprevalence of PCV2, CSFV, and PRRS from pig population of Meghalaya.

Keywords

Antibody, Classical Swine Fever Virus, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, Meghalaya, Porcine circovirus, Porcine Respiratory and Reproductive Syndrome Virus, Seroprevalence, Virus.

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